MUS 1057 - Music Theory I

3 sem hrs cr

This course provides a study on music notation and harmony including major and minor scales, key signatures, triads, intervals, and rhythm. Students will learn to write four-part music, including primary chords in first inversion and cadences. This is a university-parallel course for students majoring in music.

This course satisfies the three-hour program requirement for the TTP agreement in accordance with the A.F.A. degree in Music.

Formerly/Same As (Formerly MUS 1110)

Transfer (UT) or Non-Transfer Course (UN): UT

As a result of taking and passing this course, the student will be able to…

• read and write pitches in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs.
• build major and the three types of minor scales from any given tone.
• identify and write key signatures for all major and minor keys.
• identify and spell all simple intervals.
• identify and spell major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads.
• demonstrate, by writing various rhythms, acceptable manuscript techniques.
• demonstrate, by written exercises, an understanding of the basic principles of melody and four-voice part-writing.